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BookStack vs Wiki.js
Pick BookStack if you want the published Guru / Document360 stack (a shelf of books). Pick Wiki.js if you want that AGPL-3.0 git-backed markdown wiki.
Facts checked 27 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
BookStack in the catalog Wiki.js in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| BookStack | Wiki.js | |
|---|---|---|
| License | Not in the catalog row (BookStack is MIT on bookstackapp.com) | GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 (catalog) source |
| Language | Not in the catalog row (PHP) | TypeScript (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | Not in the catalog row | 29,095 stars in the catalog; last push 26 Oct 2026 source |
| Self-host | Shelves, books, pages. Official docs at bookstackapp.com. | Git-backed markdown wiki. Official docs at js.wiki. |
| Best for | The published Guru / Document360 replacement. | Markdown in git if BookStack is not the shape. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
BookStack is named on the published lander — /stacks/docmost-wiki. Wiki.js is requarks/wiki (AGPL-3.0; 29,095 stars in the catalog). Docmost is the Notion-shaped wiki — /compare/docmost-vs-bookstack. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- Guru or Document360?
- Same published manual — /replace/guru and /replace/document360.
- Where is Docmost?
- A Notion-shaped wiki — /compare/docmost-vs-bookstack.
- Are these free?
- Wiki.js is AGPL-3.0. BookStack is MIT on the project site. You pay hosting.
- How do I deploy the wiki?
- Open /stacks/docmost-wiki. Persist Postgres. Import one space.
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